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Asymmetric cell division shapes naive and virtual memory T-cell immunity during ageing

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Efficient immune responses rely on heterogeneity, which in CD8+ T cells, amongst other mechanisms, is achieved by asymmetric cell division (ACD). Here we find that ageing, known to negatively impact immune responses, impairs ACD in murine CD8+ T cells, and that this phenotype can be rescued by transient mTOR inhibition. Increased ACD rates in mitotic cells from aged mice restore the expansion and memory potential of their cellular progenies. Further characterization of the composition of CD8+...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1038/s41467-021-22954-y

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDORMS
Sub department:
Kennedy Institute for Rheumatology
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-1519-2597
Publisher:
Springer Nature
Journal:
Nature Communications More from this journal
Volume:
12
Issue:
1
Article number:
2715
Publication date:
2021-05-11
Acceptance date:
2021-04-09
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EISSN:
2041-1723
Pmid:
33976157

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